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Zhangjiagang, China

张家港市

Zhangjiagang is a town of 1,432,044 people in Jiangsu, China.

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Population1,432,044 GeoNames
Local name张家港市
RegionJiangsu
Elevation13 m 43 ft
Time zoneAsia/Shanghai
Land area986.7 km²
Nearest airportWuxi Shuofang Airport (WUX) 42 km

Why visit Zhangjiagang

Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 21 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.

About Zhangjiagang

Zhangjiagang (simplified Chinese: 张家港; traditional Chinese: 張家港; pinyin: Zhāngjiāgǎng; Wade–Giles: Chang¹-chia¹-kang³; lit. 'Zhang family port'), formerly Shazhou County (Chinese: 沙洲县), is a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China and one of the many ports along the Yangtze river.

From the Wikipedia article Zhangjiagang (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Things to do3

保利大剧院

Cinema and theater · 3.1 km

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巨星影城

Cinema and theater

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星海剧场

Cinema and theater · 2.9 km

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Museums and landmarks3

Hongji Bridge

Monument and historic site · 9.1 km

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长泾大福蚕种场

Monument and historic site · 13.6 km

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马文化博物馆

Museum · 8.6 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds20

Joy World

Sports field and stadium · 2.4 km

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乘园

Park · 5.0 km

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农联好人公园

Park · 4.3 km

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南丰广场

Park · 12.3 km

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城西公园

Park · 0.9 km

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张家港公园

Park · 1.4 km

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张家港市体育场

Sports field and stadium · 2.2 km

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张家港文化中心

Park · 3.0 km

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新桥太极

Park · 7.9 km

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暨阳湖公园

Park · 2.2 km

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梁丰生态园

Park · 3.0 km

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沙洲公园

Park · 1.0 km

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Restaurants and cafes21

一食堂

Restaurant · 4.4 km

6:00:00~22:30:00

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二食堂

Restaurant · 4.3 km

6:00:00~21:00:00

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Jiyanghu Teahouse

Cafe · Tea · 1.7 km

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Starbucks

Cafe · Coffee Shop

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兰州拉面

Restaurant · Noodle · 3.2 km

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沙县小吃

Restaurant · Chinese, 面 · 3.5 km

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爱尚自助火锅

Restaurant · Hotpot

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Fumanlou Restaurant

Restaurant · 8.9 km

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包子铺

Restaurant · 3.3 km

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小仙女蛋糕

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必胜客

Restaurant

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机关宾馆

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History

The area of the city was under jurisdiction of Jiyang township, Piling county during the Han dynasty. It was transferred to Jiyang (then Liangfeng) county which established in 281, while the eastern part of Jiyang was separated as Nansha county in 335. Nansha was merged into Changshu and likewise Liangfeng was merged into Jiangyin. The two counties were demarcated formally by three rivers whose names were Chuan Gang, Jiejing He and South Gudu Gang since 1667. In 1874, a canal called Chang-Tong gang demarcating then Changshu and Nantong was built.

The shoals formed by alluvial deposits in varying of shape and size border the Yangtze River were called shazhou in Chinese. Thus, when the CPC established a new county which located in then Northern Changshu, it was designated as Shazhou. The county was disestablished after the Double Tenth Agreement was signed. In 1962, Changshu and Jiangyin separated their owned parts to establish a county bearing Shazhou. When the county was turned into a county-level city in 1986, it was renamed Zhangjiagang.

From the History section of Zhangjiagang on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay13

Churches and places of worship6

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Shopping22

Gas and EV charging8

Schools, colleges and libraries75

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Healthcare14

Map of Zhangjiagang

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Getting there and nearby towns

Wuxi Shuofang Airport (WUX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.

  • Jiangyin 27 km west, about 27 min by car
  • Changshu 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
  • Nantong 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
  • Wuxi 41 km southwest, about 41 min by car
  • Changzhou 56 km west, about 56 min by car
  • Rugao 56 km north, about 56 min by car
  • Jinsha 56 km northeast, about 56 min by car
  • Taixing 60 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Suzhou 63 km south, about 1 h by car
  • Kunshan 67 km southeast, about 1 h by car

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